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Ozone toxicity much more dangerous for people with | Asthma and emphysema |
Ozone-induced asthma is associated with | Airway hyper-reactivity and neutrophilia |
Is produced by power plants burning coal and oil, from copper smelting, and as a byproduct of paper mills. | Sulfur dioxide |
Sulfur dioxide when released to air may be converted by | Sulfuric acid and sulfuric trioxid |
Is emitted by coal- and oil-fired power plants, by industrial processes burning these fuels, and by diesel exhaust. | Particulate matter |
Is a nonirritating, colorless, tasteless, odorless gas produced by the incomplete oxidation of carbonaceous materials. | Carbon monoxide or CO |
In a small, closed garage, the average car exhaust can induce | Lethal coma within 5 minutes |
Subclinical lead poisoning may occur in children exposed to levels of lead below | 10 ug/dL, causing low intellectual capacity, |
Tobacco is being responsible for | 90% of lung cancers |
Smokeless tobacco is an important cause of | Oral cancer |
CONTAMINATION OF BODIES OF WATER BODIES (E.G LAKES, RIVERS, OCEANS, AQUIFERS AND GROUNDWATER) | Water pollution |
The most dangerous form of water pollution occurs when | Feces enter the water supply |
Water that are generally has a good quality comes from | Spring and deep wells |
POLLUTANT EMITTED FROM MULTIPLE | Non-point |
NPS means | Non-point source |
Abundant accumulation of nutrients that support the growth of algea and other organisms | Eutrophication |
Eutrophication favors the growth of | Dinoflaggelates |
Dinoflaggelates cause | Red tide |
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE BODY OF WATER | Surface water pollution |
TOO MUCH BIODEGRADABLE MATTER (THINGS THAT EASILY DECAY) ENCOURAGES MICROORGANISM GROWTH | Oxygen depleting |
PESTICIDES AND CHEMICAL TO SOILS WASHED DEEP INTO THE GROUND BY THE RAIN | Ground water pollution |
Industrial and agricultural chemicals leached from the land enter water in great amounts and in forms that are resistant to biodegradation. | Chemical pollution |
PROCESS OF CRUSHING THE ROCK AND EXTRACTING COAL AND OTHER MINERALS FROM UNDERGROUND | Mining activities |
Highly reactive form of oxygen that is formed by electrical spark discharges and UV light | Ozone treatment |
A measure of the biologically degradable organic matter in water. | Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) |
Designed to decrease BOD and remove most organic matter | Secondary treatment |
Is designed to remove essentially all the BOD, nitrogen, and phosphorus. | Tertiary treatment |
NDRRMC | NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL |
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH INFORMATION AND HOW TO ACCESS HEALTH SERVICES. | Literacy and language |
DEVELOPS GOOD BEHAVIORS, LIFESTYLE TOWARDS HEALTH | Early childhood development |
MORE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT WITH JOB SECURITY, RETIREMENT PLANS AND HEALTH INSURANCE. | Employment opportunities |
ARE THE TWO BIG ONES THAT CORRELATE MOST STRONGLY WITH LIFE EXPECTANCY AND MOST HEALTH STATUS MEASURES | Income and Education |
DOH designated hubs are found in? | Public hospitals and social hygiene clinics |
A person who has TB can go to public health centers where he/she can be diagnose using? | SPUTUM MICROSCOPY |
EPI means | EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION |
THESE ARE RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THAT PROVIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH COMMODITIES, WHICH WERE PROCURRED IN BULK AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. | National Programmes |
IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE POPULATION | Health services |
THE CHANGE IN PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE SOIL THROUGH MANS INTERVENTION RESULTING IN DEGRADATION. | Soil Pollution |
In tertiary system phosphorus is combined in what chemicals? | Lime, alum, ferric chloride |
The purified water in tertiary system is? | Chlorinated |
Excessive nitrates from agricultural fertilizers | Chemical Pollution |
Collectively known as SMOG | Air pollution |
LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK | Air pollution |
Also known as genetic make up | Heredity |
IS UNIQUE AND CANNOT BE ALTERED AFTER CONCEPTION | Genetic make up |
IS A COMMON EXAMPLE OF GENETIC DETERMINANT OF HEALTH | Sickle cell disease |
IS A CONDITION THAT PEOPLE INHERIT WHEN BOTH PARENTS CARRY THE GENE FOR SICKLE CELL. | Sickle cell disease |
Down syndrome can be due to a process called | Nondisjunction |
IS A BLOOD RELATED DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THE HEMOGLOBIN MOLECULE, AND CAUSES THE ENTIRE BLOOD CELLTO CHANGE SHAPE UNDER STRESSED CONDITIONS. | Sickle cell anemia |
FATAL GENETIC DISORDER IN WHICH HARMFUL QUANTITIES OF A FATTY SUBSTANCE CALLED GANGLIOSIDE GM2 ACCUMULATE IN THE NERVE CELLS OF THE BRAIN. | Tay sachs disease |
CAUSED BY A FRAGLE SITE AT THE END OF THE LONG ARM OF THE X CHROMOSOME. | Fragile x syndrome |
GENETIC DISORDER THAT MANIFEST THROUGH A COMPLEX RANGE OF COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PHENOTYPES. | Fragile x syndrome |
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF INHERITED RETARDATION | Fragile x syndrome |
DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISORDER, IN WHICH AFFLICTED INDIVIDUALS LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO WALK, TALK, THINK AND REASON. | Huntington's disease |
THEY EASILY BECOME DEPRESSED, AND LOSE THEIR SHORT TERM MEMORY CAPACITY. | Huntington's disease |